Which of the following usually leaves the victim with some type of disability, such as the inability to walk or paralysis on one side of the body? a. angioplasty b. cardiac arrest c. heart attack d. stroke

1) Stroke: When someone has a stroke they have loss of feeling or nubness on one side of the body or a particular area, etc.

2) The victim places her hands around her throat: This is just a very common thing to do when choking.

3) An unconscious person is not breathing and does not have a pulse: When someone is unconscious and not breathing this is the best time to start CPR.

4) In a locked cabinet: Having poisions in a locked cabinet will insure that a child will not get hurt to any bad substances.

5) Wood: Using a piece of wood to unplug the source of the shock wwill insure that you will not but electocuted as well.

6) Water is the best thing to pour on a grease fire (False): Using baking soda or flour will smother the fire.

7) When a person is choking, you should pound her onthe back (False): Pounding someone on the back when choking can make things worse. Using the Heimlich maneuver is a better solution.

8) In a choking incident, you must act quickly because without oxygen, brain death can occur in 4-6 minutes (True)

    however, coronary heart disease , or chd, is actually a result of coronary artery disease, or cad, said edward a. fisher, m.d., ph.d., m.p.h., an american heart association volunteer who is the leon h. charney professor of cardiovascular medicine and also of the marc and ruti bell vascular biology and disease program at the nyu school of medicine.

  with coronary artery disease, plaque first grows within the walls of the coronary arteries until the blood flow to the heart’s muscle is limited. view an illustration of coronary arteries. this is also called ischemia. it may be chronic, narrowing of the coronary artery over time and limiting of the blood supply to part of the muscle. or it can be acute, resulting from a sudden rupture of a plaque and formation of a thrombus or blood clot.

    the traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease are high ldl cholesterol, low hdl cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history, diabetes, smoking, being post-menopausal for women and being older than 45 for men, according to fisher. obesity may also be a risk factor.

    “coronary artery disease begins in childhood, so that by the teenage years, there is evidence that plaques that will stay with us for life are formed in most people,” said fisher, who is former editor of the american heart association journal, atvb. “preventive measures instituted early are thought to have greater lifetime benefits. healthy lifestyles will delay the progression of cad, and there is hope that cad can be regressed before it causes chd.”

  living a healthy lifestyle that incorporates good nutrition, weight management and getting plenty of physical activity can play a big role in avoiding cad.

    “coronary artery disease is preventable,” agreed johnny lee, m.d., president of new york heart associates, and an american heart association volunteer. “typical warning signs are chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations and even fatigue.” if you feel any of these symptoms, don’t delay — call 9-1-1.